leave out
Britishverb
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to cause to remain in the open
you can leave your car out tonight
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to omit or exclude
Example Sentences
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“I wanted to get to Renee and Alex’s,” she said, “but we didn’t want to leave out George, too. He’s right here.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
According to the authors, these approximations leave out important physical effects.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025
The first of these is wishful—the necessary omissions leave out much of the story of American poetry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Kane feels it is an ethos that everyone is buying into despite the manager's willingness to leave out big-name players.
From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025
I sat down in the desk chair and told Radar about my evening in Margo’s vacation house, trying hard not to leave out any possibly helpful details.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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